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Council launches Reserve-to-Scott 2026 master plan process for 900-acre area
Summary
Council voted unanimously June 22 to adopt a resolution of intent to initiate an amendment to the Missoula 2045 land use plan and begin a Reserve-to-Scott area master-plan process covering roughly 900 acres, with public workshops, a market study, and a proposed street network.
The Missoula City Council on June 22 adopted a resolution of intent to initiate an amendment to the city’s 2045 land use plan so the Reserve-to-Scott 2026 master plan can be prepared and later considered for adoption.
Annie Gorski, deputy director with the Missoula Redevelopment Agency, said the project covers roughly 900 acres between Reserve Street, I‑90, Scott Street and the rail corridor and includes recently annexed and newly redeveloping properties such as the Roseberg parcel. Long-range planner Madson Matias and consultant Josiah Brown (GGLO) summarized public-engagement results: more than 100 workshop attendees, more than 150 survey responses, and stakeholder interviews. Early themes included support for compact mixed-use and higher-density residential place types along Reserve and Scott, continued industrial/employment land to be focused near the rail corridor, and a proposed new connector (Roseberg Drive) to improve east–west access.
Josiah Brown showed draft maps that layer a proposed street grid, truck routes separated from residential connections, multi-use paths, and place types tied to the city’s Our Missoula 2045 land-use guidance. The draft plan envisions neighborhood centers, park connections along pipeline corridors, and truck-route alignments that reduce conflicts between industrial and residential areas.
Madson Matias explained the resolution is a procedural first step to comply with state land-use law changes requiring a formal initiation to amend the city plan; the plan will return to council for adoption later this year after additional community engagement and technical analysis.
Councilors praised staff engagement and outreach and asked no substantive questions before the unanimous roll-call vote to proceed. The consultant team said the nine-month planning schedule anticipates final adoption hearings in October–November 2026.
What’s next: staff and consultants will refine the draft plan in phase three, continue stakeholder meetings and a public survey (open through June 26 at the time of the meeting), and bring the final plan to council for formal adoption and a related land-use plan amendment later in 2026.
